[qam1]

What Ploy would that be?

You would lose that bet.

Bloomberg is the national joke.

He is downright hated here in New York (All of New York not just the city) and once the full effect of his policies take hold the city will be in worse shape than even it was during the 1970's.

And despite the results of the last election Pataki isn't that popular either. His first term was wonderful than he turned into a tax & spend Liberal

Putting these two in the spotlight with George Bush would hurt more than any gains he makes. Unless the Republicans do something bold like kicking Bloomberg out of the party.

[LdSentinal]

Indeed. As a fellow NY resident, Bloomberg is simply this: nothing. He does nothing. A transit strike is going to start on Monday, and what's Bloomberg's suggestion on how to ride it out? Ride a bicycle to work or school. Yeah, that's the ticket. Ride a bicycle in the middle of winter.

The greatest accomplishment so far was getting NYC into the final round of being picked to host the Olympics in 2012. Put that convention in Tampa. Florida's 27 electoral votes are much more easier to obtain than New York's 31 electoral votes.